Conventions, fourteenth, 1936
Scope and Contents
Official proceedings and actions of the Fourteenth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. The detailed proceedings follow the convention from opening remarks to final adjournment with a separate published report of convention actions following. Included in the proceedings are matters of business such as the adoption of reports, election of officers, and passing of resolutions; addresses and remarks; presentations of reports; presentations from the Student, Industrial, and Business and Professional Assemblies; and remarks from guest speakers. The convention covers a wide range of topics but the topics of changing social, economic and global issues arise throughout in addition to the role of religion in YWCA.
Dates of Materials
- Creation: 1936
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for use without restriction beyond the standard terms and conditions of Smith College Special Collections.
However, by agreement with the YWCA of the U.S.A., microdexes known to contain financial records or personal health information (usually on job applications) were not digitized and/or not published in our online repository as part of the CLIR Digitizing Hidden Collections grant. These microdexes may still be accessed on the original microfilm, and digital files may be made available to individual researchers upon request.
Extent
272 frames (1 partial reel)
Subject
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Christian stewardship
- Economic security
- Government aid
- High school girls
- Indigenous women
- International relations
- Leadership in women
- Nonprofit organizations -- Administration
- Nonprofit organizations -- Finance
- Nonprofit organizations -- Management
- Parliamentary practice
- Public relations
- Race discrimination
- Racism
- Rural women
- Social action
- Social movements -- Religious aspects
- Student movements
- Urban women
- Women -- Employment
- Women -- International cooperation
- Women -- International cooperation
- Women -- International cooperation
- Women in the labor movement
- Youth movements
Repository Details
Part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History Repository